Art
Art as collateral
Making art mean something again
State of the arts coverage
The BBC has caved to cowardice over culture
Vicarious pleasure
On the enduring allure of celebrity cast-offs
The disgrace of ACE
Arts Council England has failed to support artists and art
Do the arts need policy?
Decoupling creativity from policy might give art ambition again
Cancellation of a Brazilian artist
Dissenting opinions on transgenderism can inspire attempts to erase careers
A neglected radical
Guillaume Guillon-Lethière was an artistic and social pioneer
Reclaiming freedom in the arts
Great art that speaks of today cannot be made in a climate of fear
Remnant Rubens
A provincial folk artist offers an alternative view of Georgian society
The Venice Art Biennale
The overall tone is rather bloodless, smug and muted where one might hope for exhilaration
Crisis of leadership
No Tory can seriously expect conservatism from Kemi Badenoch
How to end the free speech crisis
The right must plan to demolish the four pillars of Britain’s stifling anti-speech laws
Rocking the Reichstag
Women across the world have been protesting against the bizarre new German self-ID laws
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
Bonfire of the verities
Plotting a path through the new politics
Landscapes of allusion and illusion
On the architecture of recreation
In the city
From the suburbs to the estates
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
How the Navy built Britain
Culmination of a magisterial work that entwines the story of the Royal Navy with the scientific, cultural and social history of our nation
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
